JICA BLUE CARAVAN @TOKYO -BLUE IMPACT AWARD
Born out of the JICA Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers Entrepreneurship Support Project (BLUE)
National Event —JICA BLUE CARAVAN
The memorable first meeting will be held in Tokyo (online hybrid).
In addition to talk sessions by pioneering entrepreneurs, the first event will feature the “JICA BLUE Impact Award,” an exciting pitch contest featuring five OV entrepreneurs who are taking on the challenges of the global stage! The OVs, who have come together across borders, will present 8-minute pitches of their ideas for social entrepreneurship born from their experience as JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers.
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Date and Time: Wednesday, December 10, 2025, 5:30 – 8:00 p.m. (Japan Standard Time)
Location: Tokyo Innovation Base (2F, 3-8 Marunouchi, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo)
Method: Hybrid (face-to-face/online delivery) Participation fee: Free
Program
Part I: Talk Session (17:30-18:20)
Social Business Born from International Cooperation: New Challenges Opened by Cooperation Corps Experience
Mr. Kazunari Taguchi (President, Borderless Japan Co., Ltd.)
Mr. Setsu Hanzawa (President, BORDERLESS ACADEMY)
Mr. Takuya Otsuka (Director, Japan Overseas Cooperation Volunteers (JOCV) Secretariat, Japan International Cooperation Agency)
Part II: JICA BLUE Impact Award (18:20-19:30)
Pitch Contest by 5 groups of entrepreneurs with JICA Overseas Cooperation Volunteers experience
I” am the subject, not “I” give up because I’m pregnant.
A memorable photography experience for children with illnesses and disabilities and their families
Creative Human Resource Development Project and Job Creation in Uganda
HIV Awareness Project in Malawi
The Academy for the Training of World-Class Designers – Turning Learned Skills into Work
Part III: Networking and socializing (19:30-20:00: face-to-face only)
How to apply
Please register via the link below (Peatix).
https://jicablue-caravan1.peatix.com/
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